Discourse on the Sciences and Arts (First Discourse) and Polemics - (Collected Writings of Rousseau) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Hardcover)

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Contains the entire First Discourse, contemporary attacks on it, Rousseau's replies to his critics, and his summary of the debate in his preface to Narcissus.
About the Author: CHRISTOPHER KELLY is professor of political science at Boston College, translator of several other volumes in this series, and author of Rousseau's Exemplary Life and Rousseau as Author.
251 Pages
Philosophy, History & Surveys
Series Name: Collected Writings of Rousseau

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About the Book

Rousseau attacks the social and political effects of the dominant forms of scientific knowledge

Book Synopsis

Contains the entire First Discourse, contemporary attacks on it, Rousseau's replies to his critics, and his summary of the debate in his preface to Narcissus. A number of these texts have never before been available in English. The First Discourse and Polemics demonstrate the continued relevance of Rousseau's thought. Whereas his critics argue for correction of the excesses and corruptions of knowledge and the sciences as sufficient, Rousseau attacks the social and political effects of the dominant forms of scientific knowledge.

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER KELLY is professor of political science at Boston College, translator of several other volumes in this series, and author of Rousseau's Exemplary Life and Rousseau as Author.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.58 Inches (H) x 6.37 Inches (W) x .95 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.32 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 251

Genre: Philosophy

Sub-Genre: History & Surveys

Series Title: Collected Writings of Rousseau

Publisher: Dartmouth College Press

Theme: Modern

Format: Hardcover

Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Language: English

Street Date: August 1, 1992

TCIN: 1006089616

UPC: 9780874515800

Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-8389

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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